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You needn’t look so straight at me! I know who you’re a-hittin’ at!

I wusn’t a-hittin’ at nobody in pertickler! But I’ve allus hyeard you could tell who’s hit by who hollers.

I’m satisfied ’ith my religion!

That’s a shore sign God ain’t.

La! I’d jist as soon hear you talk about war as religion!

It allus has been a peacefuler subjec’.

Cain’t you think o’ nothing else? David, I thought you said you ’us a-goin’ to rob a bee-gum fer Sid afore supper!

That’s so! I’d ’most fergot. I’ll see if I can git ’nough fer him to mess up his mouth with. It’s rained